Scholars@Duke

• Recognition
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  Awards & Honors

  • Chancellor's Student Research Scholar. TWU. 2015
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Unraveling the Viral Infection Pathway with Virus-locked Observation awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2022
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  Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

  • Undergraduate Research Microgrant Program Award awarded by TWU Research Office 2015
  • Experiential Student Scholar Award awarded by TWU Quality Enhancement Plan 2014
  • Grant for Summer Undergraduate Research in Chemistry awarded by TWU/Robert A. Welch Foundation 2013 - 2014
  • TWU S-STEM QuaSARS awarded by via NSF Grant 1154394. 2013 - 2015
  • Helen Ludeman Scholarship awarded by TWU Chemistry Department 2012 - 2014
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • McKim, M, Buxton, A, Johnson, C, Metz, A, and Sheardy, RD. "Loop Sequence Context Influences the Formation and Stability of the i-Motif for DNA Oligomers of Sequence (CCCXXX)4, where X = A and/or T, under Slightly Acidic Conditions." The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B 120, no. 31 (August 2016): 7652-7661.  Full Text
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Advising & Mentoring

  • • Undergraduate research trainee: Jonathon Kuo (Duke '20)
    • PROJECT: Volume Visualization of 4D co-coordinated, multi-resolution imaging datasets
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  Teaching Activities

  • • Graduate teaching assistant, CHEM210 Modern Applications of Chemistry Laboratory (Fall 2015 - Spring 2016)
      
      
    • Graduate teaching assistant, CHEM101 Core Concepts in Chemistry Discussion (Fall 2015 - Spring 2016)
      
      
    • Undergraduate teaching assistant, CHEM 1011, Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory (Spring 2012-Spring 2015)
      
      
    • Undergraduate teaching assistant, CHEM 1111, General Chemistry I Laboratory (Fall 2012-Spring 2015)
      
      
    • Undergraduate teaching assistant, CHEM 1121, General Chemistry II Laboratory (Spring 2013-Spring 2015)
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Continuous Focal Translation Enhances Rate of Point-Scan 3D Imaging. Chemistry Research Symposium. Duke Chemistry. October 2018  2018
  • Takeaways from Beyond the Classroom. Joint SENCER-MS ACS Meeting. SENCER. October 2017  2017
  • The Importance of Purpose in Learning. Celebration of Women in Science. Texas Woman's University. October 2016  2016
  • Designing a SENCER Course. Workshop Facilitator. SENCER. November 2014  2014

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